Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-05-02
Sales OF Real Estate.

erty. on the Tenleytown Road TO the Richmond
mentioned in THE STAR at the time, was Effected
some time ago. This property was sold by George
psStan nd hn paa as 40 Ma An az, ,s
sixty acres 100000 The old residence In this
property is now leased TO the Country Club for
IL. Goldsborough, OF this city; Jno. A Coke, and
Nath1 w. Bowe, OF Richmond, ra-,-propose to
subdivide the land into building sites. They paid
SOS, 900 for the property The same syndicate re
Gently purchased the Morse and Shoemaker prop
erty containing LII acres, and extending from the
Tenieytown Road east 10 klingle Fords bridge.
+. Lambrecht has bought OF L. Carusi ct al, for
$4,6oO, lot 81, square 634, lhX94 on New Jersey
avenue, between and streets northwest f.
9TH street road, above Whitney avenue COS feet on
the latter and 449 feet on 9TH street 9s2 feet
for s42.971.66. JAS. Ward has bought OF T. Tou-
mey, for $1,000, property fronting 42.4a feet by
80 Ieet on street. between North Capitol and LIST
street east.
Mary b. collins has sold two lots in square l55
one 25Xl00 feet on q street, between nth street
and New Hampshire avenue. TO X l.. Is. Clarke, for
q, l2a and the other adjoining, 2327xlOo Ieet to
Laura M. Doolittle, for So 1885.
Hugh Masterson has bought Tor 81, 800. OF Sidney
Mcfarland and Others, sub 81, square :SU2, on the
southeast corner OF 10Th and Boundary streets
northwest. j. q. Long has bought OF Bessie Nc
Clelland Green, for $4,000, lot Ia. square 165,
z, 464 square feet, Connecticut avenue, between
J. Ii. Lane has bought OF George Truesdell lot
H. OF widows Mite, for a ,27'.
District Government Affair.
THE FISH TRADE.
The report OF Gwynne Harris inspector OF marine
products for the month or April shows the arrival
at the river front OF fish, &C., follows: Herring,
punches; yellow perch, l,6S7 punches; white
perch, 1850 punches; carp. q; catfish, 5,66l
694; crabs, 400; clans, $4,000, and Il, ESQ
bushels OF oysters.
PETITION OF WOMEN
petition signed entirely by women, has been
ad hxt la Iuf ria l.1rrra
TONERS complain or the condition OF the sidewalk
On street, between I2th and 14th streets NORTH
east, and ask that pavement be laid or 1--WE tear
you Will be guilty OF murder"
THREE MONTHS WORK OF THR POLICE
The report or Major Moore, superintendent OF
police, for the quarter ending March 81, shows a
marked improvement in the efficiency OF the
force. or the 245 privates % are on detail duty,
leaving 216 men for actual street duty, which is
performed alternately by 100 men: The records
them being females. OF the cases against males
7:So were against persons under twenty years OF
age. or the females 125 were under that age.
THE RAG AND PAPER NUISANCE.
The attention OF Major Moore has been directed
by citizens to an editorial which appeared in THE
STAR OF last Thursday, which referred to an order
sweeping from the Railways stoops and stores, and
the scattering OF rags paper, &C, on the side
Commissioners OF the District make a similar
order. Major Moore said TO STAR reporter today
that the abolition OF this nuisance is covered by
Commissioners to make police regulations. The
Commissioners have been busy on these regula-
lions for the past two months, and 1t is expected
that they will be In proper form for issuance in a
few days.
CONTRACT FOR BUILDING A SCHOOL HOUSE.
The contract Tor constructing two eight-room
school houses, one on North Capitol street, be-
tween X and streets, and the other on 5th street
between ID and streets has been awarded to
COLUMBUS Thomas. His bid was s44, 700.
BIDS FOR UNDERGROUND WIRE.
IN NJ faaf
OF wire under ground in the District were opened
to-day. The bidders were Royce & MalAl OF
Washington, $500: standard Underground able
Co., OF Pittsburg, S7,47679.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Geo. ". Guest and Others desire that 10th street
southeast, in front OF premises numbered TAG e4s
and 100 be paved curbed and park walk laid
thereon.
Complaint has been made by Mahlon Ashford OF
91S 18th street northwest, that the owner OF sub.
lot AZ, square 126 has appropriated TO his own use
premises, much TO his injury, and contrary TO the
law.
THE FIRE ESCAPE COMMISSION
held its first meeting to-day. The commission is
composed OF Building Inspector Entwise, Chief
Paris OF the fire department., Major Moore and
Mr.. Hayden, OF the water department.. The after
noon was spent In examining the various large
buildings in the city with a view TO determining
what kind OF fire escape shall be used. Ii is very
certain that there Will be no combined stand
pipes and ladders erected by the order OF the
mission. They have no confidence in the practi-
cabity of this arrangement I'm case OF fire. Chief
Paris prefers the ''step" escape which, he says,
dren with perfect safety and less fear than any
other